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Knowlton Grove Hotel Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1106 · Fonds · [1930]-2000

The fonds consists of a souvenir folder created by Hugh McVittie of Ridgetown, Ontario, who came to stay at the Knowlton Grove Hotel during his childhood around 1940 to 1946. It contains information about the hotel, a hand drawn map of the different buildings and many photographs taken during that period. The Knowlton Grove Hotel used to be operated by the Knowlton Conference Association.

Knowlton family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS007 · Fonds

The fonds contains primary and secondary souce information regarding the Knowlton Family. The fonds contains the following series: Ralph F. Knowlton (5 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (1) (8 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous (2) (13 textual records); Knowlton Family Miscellaneous Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Stukely (20 textual records); Knowlton's from Stukely Photo (1 photograph); Knowlton's from Knowlton (24 textual records); and Knowlton's from Knowlton Photos (2 photographs); Knowlton Family Photographs (ca. 2500 photographs).

Knowlton Family
CA BCHS BCHS186 · Fonds · [ca. 1902-1932]

The fonds consists of primary source information relating to the Knowlton Conference Association, including a scrapbook-style binder containing administrative and communication documents, and a collection of glass positives depicting the Knowlton Conference activities through the years.

Knowlton Conference Association
Judah H. Crosby fonds
CA BCHS BCHS025 · Fonds · 1826-02-02

The fonds consists of a complaint of Judah H. Crosby and evidence of witnesses before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated February 2, 1826 at Shefford.

Crosby, Judah H.
Josiah Pratt fonds
CA BCHS BCHS105 · Fonds · 1827-10-22 to 1827-12-14

The fonds consists of a statement of James Gillin before Jacob Cook, J.P, dated October 22, 1827, at Brome, a statement of Abijah Willard before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated December 1, 1827, at Shefford, a bailiff's warrant and discharge warrant, dated December 14, 1827, at Brome, and a letter to Samuel Willard, J.P., from Jacob Cook, J.P., dated December 14, 1827, at Brome.

Pratt, Josiah
Joseph Coolidge fonds
CA BCHS BCHS024 · Fonds · 1790-02-09

The fonds consists of a statement of account and receipt, dated February 9, 1790 at Boston.

Coolidge, Joseph
Jonathan Barber fonds
CA BCHS BCHS013 · Fonds · 1813 - 1830

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Jonathan Barber. The fonds contains the following series: Legal Papers (1813); Correspondence (1815, 1830).

Barber, Jonathan
John Tuttle fonds
CA BCHS BCHS132 · Fonds · 1823-02-04

The fonds consists of a donation by John Tutle to Enoch Coffin French, dated February 4, 1823, at St. Hyacinthe.

Tuttle, John
John McCorkill fonds
CA BCHS BCHS090 · Fonds · 1822

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding John McCorkill, including notarial copies of Deeds and a copy of an Inventory of Property.

McCorkill, John
John Jackson fonds
CA BCHS BCHS272 · Fonds · 1822-1840

The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to the Reverend John Jackson's installation on a land in Brome, where he was given a Clergy Reserve, along a river later named Jackson River. The documents relate to transactions and legal matters encountered by Rev. John Jackson.

Rev. John Jackson
John Holbrook fonds
CA BCHS BCHS066 · Fonds · [copy] 1801-1836

The fonds consists of secondary source infromation regarding John Holbrook, including copies of letters concerning Samuel and Abijah Willard.

Holbrook, John
John Gould fonds
CA BCHS BCHS055 · Fonds · 1796-03-03 [copy]

The fonds consists of a copy of a letter from Samuel Willard regarding land affairs dated March 3, 1796.

Gould, John
John Dolph fonds
CA BCHS BCHS033 · Fonds · 1845-08-19

The fonds consists of a Summons, John Dolph 115, Benjamin Barfield, dated August 19, 1845 at Shefford.

Dolph, John
John Currier fonds
CA BCHS BCHS027 · Fonds · 1829-08-12

The fonds consists of a complaint of John Currier before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated August 12, 1829 at Stukely.

Currier, John
John Crossett fonds
CA BCHS BCHS026 · Fonds · 1788-12-12

The fonds consists of Will and Testament of John Crossett dated December 12, 1788 at Petersham.

Crossett, John
John C. Butler fonds
CA BCHS BCHS018 · Fonds · 1807-1845

The fonds contains primary source information regarding John C. Butler, including correspondence.

Butler, John C.
John Austin Wheeler fonds
CA BCHS BCHS203 · Fonds · 1864-1933

The fonds consists of glass negative photographs relating to the professional life of John Austin Wheeler. They feature portraits of some of the prominent families of Knowlton, Sweetsburg and Cowansville, along with images of buildings and sceneries of the Brome and Missisquoi regions. Two additional donations were added to the fonds in 2021 and 2023, the last one consisting of mostly personal and family portraits and impressive views of Knowlton.

Wheeler, John Austin
John Atkinson fonds
CA BCHS BCHS009 · Fonds · 1798 - 1802

The fonds contains primary source information regarding John Atkinson, including correspondence with Samuel Willard.

Atkinson, John
CA BCHS BCHS048 · Fonds · 1814, 1817

The fonds consists of three receipts for small amounts, dated 1814 and 1817, and a notice to the voters of St. Armand East.

Freligh, John and Richard
Jewell Family Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1109 · Fonds · [1870-1890]

The fonds consists of photographs relating to the Jewell family of East Farnham and Iron Hill, most of them from Carmi Jewell and his wife Lucinda Courtney.

Jesse Pennoyer fonds
CA BCHS BCHS101 · Fonds · 1798-05-23; 1808; 1840-07-06; 1981

The fonds consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Nathaniel Coffin, concerning settlement in the Townships, dated May 23, 1798, a letter to Mr. Vaughan regarding cleaning the outlet of Brompton Lake dated July 6, 1840 and three newspaper articles on the activities of Jesse Pennoyer and his account of military events in 1813.
Also, a printed notice, dated December 15, 1808 - Executive Council Office Quebec by His Excellency, the Governor to all Applicants petitioning for grants of Waste Lands of the Crown should go before the commissioners appointed for the purpose and take the Oaths requested by His Majesty's instruction and receive the Certificate of having so clone - twenty-five commissioners are named for Lower Canada and among those listed we find:Henry Ruiter of Potton; Philip Ruiter of Missisquoi Bay; Philip Luke of Missisquoi Bay; Calvin May of Missisquoi Bay; Jesse Pennoyer of Compton; Patrick Conroy of Compton; Leon Lalanne of Shefford; and Gilbert Hyatt of Ascot.
Also, a printed notice - A Proclamation by His Excellency Sir J.H. Craig, Gov. of L.C., strictly forbidding all persons from cutting down the White Pines, or other Timber reserved for His Majesty's use within the Townships.
Finally, a letter from Paul Darisse, regarding the service de l'arpentage, written in reply to one from Marion Phelps, B.C.H.S., Knowlton asking for information on Jesse Pennoyer -in which he encloses a copy of a list from a notebook relative to surveys for the Crown Lands listing Townships or Lands surveyed by Jesse Pennoyer, dated April 2, 1981 at Quebec.

Pennoyer, Jesse
James W. Brill fonds
CA BCHS BCHS017 · Fonds

The file consists of record of births and deaths in the Brill and Sager families.

Brill, James W.
CA BCHS BCHS102 · Fonds · 1783-1886

The fonds contains primary source information regarding James Pettes and his son James Nelson Pettes, including Deeds, Last Will and Testament and agreements.

Pettes, James Nelson
James Moir Ferres fonds
CA BCHS BCHS043 · Fonds · 1849; 1852-06-26; 1901; 1962

The fonds consists of a Deed from the Crown for one hundred acres in the Township of Sutton dated June 26, 1852 at Quebec, two newspaper notices regarding Ferres involvement in the riots of 1849 first his charge, and secondly his discharge from Montreal goal, dated April 18, 1849 at Montreal, as well as an address given by J.P. Noyes K.C., before the Knowlton Reading Club of 1901 in which Noyes refers to the electing of Ferres as Brome County's first M.P. and a BCHS Column in the Eastern Townships Advertiser Nov. 29, 1962 in which Harry B. Shufelt writes on same subject.

Ferres, James Moir
James Harrington fonds
CA BCHS BCHS061 · Fonds · 1826-03-25, 1826-11-29, 1834-09-08

The fonds consists of an agreement between Moses Harrington and Alijah Thomas concerning making potash dated March 25, 1826, a complaint of James Harrington before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated November 29, 1826 at Shefford as well as an order to pay Abijah Willard six shillings one pence dated September 8, 1834 at Shefford.

Harrington, James
James Gilling fonds
CA BCHS BCHS050 · Fonds · 1827

The fonds consists of a warrant in the case of Crown vs. James Gilling, dated October 6, 1827, at Brome, a subpoena of witnesses, dated October 6, 1827, at Brome, a memo of costs in the case of Crown vs. James Gilling, dated October 7, 1827, and a testimoney of witnesses, dated December 17, 1827, at Shefford.

Gilling, James
James Fisher fonds
CA BCHS BCHS044 · Fonds · 1801-02-05

The fonds consists of a letter from Miss Patterson regarding an obligation of Nicholas Austin dated February 5, 1801 at Farnham.

Fisher, James
James Eccles fonds
CA BCHS BCHS039 · Fonds · 1834-10-03 ; 1839-05-24

The fonds consists of a letter to Lt.-Col. Craig, Civil Secretary, dated October 3, 1834 at Fredericton as well as a burial certificate dated May 24, 1839.

Eccles, James
James Cochran fonds
CA BCHS BCHS022 · Fonds · 1851-10-23

The fonds consists of a Deed by Sheriff sale to James Cochran dated October 23, 1851 at the Township of Brome.

Cochran, James
J. S. McCord fonds
CA BCHS BCHS089 · Fonds · 1827-11-01

The fonds consists of copies of three letters from Samuel Willard concerning the state of his affairs and sheriff's sale dated November 1, 1827 at Shefford.

McCord, J. S.